All Health Service Journal articles in 8 November 2012 – Page 5
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HSJ KnowledgeListening into Action: pioneering the case for change
Empowering staff to pioneer change is an active process
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS QUEST aims for best quality and safety standards
Fourteen trusts are focusing on key priority areas
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy is the road to recovery so far away?
Is there an alternative to out of area treatments for mental health?
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HSJ KnowledgeStriking the balance between efficiency and quality of care
Improving services and patient outcomes can reduce costs
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CommentLet's find the political will to integrate care
The NHS should focus on integration not more fragmentation
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LeaderCCGs face old fears with desire for change
Leaders believe they can make significant improvements in a year
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HSJ KnowledgeTurning concerns into positive outcomes
Seventeen trusts are striving to to raise care standards
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CommentCroydon's finance crisis is not incredible
The £22m black hole is less mysterious given prevailing cultures
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CommentHas payment by results had its day?
King’s Fund report says tariff system is not fit for purpose
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NewsMake telehealth plans public, says Labour
The Department of Health is under renewed pressure to publish evidence to support its claims that using telehealth could save the NHS £1.2bn, after the Labour party joined those calling for publication of its calculations.
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CCG Barometer: CCGs fear political flak for controversial service shifts
Clinical commissioning group leaders are enthusiastic about their ability to improve services, including through controversial moves such as closing emergency services and limiting treatments, but they fear politicians will stand in their way.
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CCG Barometer: 'Weak support' a major concern for clinical commissioners
Weak support services could be one of the greatest barriers to clinical commissioning groups’ success and undermine attempts to control spending, CCG leaders fear.
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NewsCommissioner behaviour is main barrier to independent sector providers
Tendering behaviour is preventing a more diverse provider landscape, Monitor has indicated.
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NewsExclusive: CCG leaders favour integration over competition
The first survey of CCG leaders has found they want providers to work closer together
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HSJ Local
Learning disability team shortlisted for award
PERFORMANCE: Dimensions UK’s Folkstone team has been shortlisted for award in the Great British Care Awards.
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NewsNational Audit Office raises concern over Hinchingbrooke franchise
The National Audit Office has raised questions about the procurement process for one of England’s first privately run NHS hospitals.
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NewsNorth West hospital cash incentives 'cut A&E deaths'
Financial incentives could improve hospital mortality rates, according to a study.
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HSJ Local
Southampton FT plans £70m children's hospital
STRUCTURE: Plans for a new £70m children’s hospital have been revealed by University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust.
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Demand not falling, warns Heatherwood and Wexham Park
PERFORMANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has warned that waiting lists will rise unless commissioners continue to invest more in its services, as demand is not falling.